| − | '''Theodosius''' (full name: ''Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus'') was born in [[Spain]] in AD 347. He was appointed Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|East]] by Gratian when he was thirty-two. In AD 380, he passed De Fidel Catolica (also known as the Edict of Thessalonica), a law which required all people except for the Jews to follow the [[orthodox]] nicene creed of the churches of Rome and Alexandria. Over the years, he destroyed pagan temples and [[Arian]] churches, and turned those he preserved into Catholic basilicas. | + | [[File:Emperor Theodosius in the Missorium of Theodosius I.png|thumb|300px|Missorium of Theodosius I]] |
| | + | '''Theodosius''' (full name: ''Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus'') was born in [[Spain]] in AD 347. He was appointed Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|East]] by Gratian when he was thirty-two. In AD 380, he passed De Fidel Catolica (also known as the [[Edict of Thessalonica]]), a law which required all people except for the Jews to follow the [[orthodox]] nicene creed of the churches of Rome and Alexandria. Over the years, he destroyed pagan temples and [[Arian]] churches, and turned those he preserved into Catholic basilicas. |